Former Paris Saint-Germain player and manager Luis Fernandez has condemned Zlatan Ibrahimovic for saying that the French club was "born" the day Qatari investors took over.

Discussing PSG's quest to win the Champions League ahead of their round-of-16 second leg game against Chelsea on Wednesday, Ibrahimovic said the French champions' history began when Qatar Sports Investments took over in 2011 and he joined a year later.

"The club I'm playing in now is a project that began three-and-a-half years ago," the Sweden international told a news conference in London. "What happened before that, with all respect... this club was born the day the Qataris took over."

Rothen feels that Ibrahimovic had also shown disrespect to the club and its former players.

"When you say that Serge Aurier touched the institution with his comments, Zlatan did the same," he told RMC. "I hope he'll make a mark on the European Cup but, as great as Zlatan is, he's never made the final.

"At the time of [then-PSG owners] Canal Plus, PSG had big ambitions. They played a semifinal in the Champions League. They played two European finals and won one of them."